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New York Times, Monday, May 2, 1966

40-Across : Years in a lustrum.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { H J K X Z }, Scrabble score: 266 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,106
Across
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Small bunch. : WISP
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Incumbent on. : UPTO
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Yogi's manner of sitting. : ASANA
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Solo. : ARIA
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Time. : NOON
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On the summit. : UPTOP
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A collection of things. : CONGERIES
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Early American. : BOONE
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Store sign. : ONSALE
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General Sherman and others. : SEQUOIAS
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Wasp's home. : NEST
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Traffic sign. : TURN
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Henley poem. : INVICTUS
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Follow. : ENSUE
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Cape. : POINT
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Fine fabrics. : LACES
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Snooze. : NAP
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Affirmative of a kind. : SISI
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Site of the Ambrosian Library. : MILAN
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Years in a lustrum. : FIVE
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Man's name. : ELI
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Flower part. : SEPAL
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Consumed. : EATEN
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Pilot. : STEER
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Type of raisins. : SEEDLESS
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Oklahoma city. : ENID
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Beetles. : BUGS
51
"Wisest of men." : SOCRATES
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Publish. : GETOUT
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Characteristic. : TRAIT
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Manuel De Falla composition. : FIREDANCE
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Consent. : AGREE
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Level off. : EVEN
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Hat. : FELT
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Colorers. : DYERS
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Enthuse (over). : RAVE
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Scot's preposition. : FRAE
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Texas city. : WACO
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Ferrum. : IRON
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Trespasses. : SINS
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Famous Italian violinist. : PAGANINI
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Disquiet. : UNREST
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Hawaiian food. : POI
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Digits. : TOES
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Sudden assault. : ONSET
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Shades of red. : AUBURNS
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Runcible ___. : SPOONS
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Thine: Fr. : ATOI
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Ninth: Lat. : NONA
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Anthropoids. : APES
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Put in office. : ELECT
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Mystery writer. : QUEEN
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Spring bloom. : TULIP
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Self: Lat. : IPSE
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Knots of wool. : NOILS
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Social event. : VISIT
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Hacienda rooms. : SALAS
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Join with. : UNITE
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House features. : EAVES
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Emissary to the Promised Land. : CALEB
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Enclosures. : PENS
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Worth. : MERIT
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Verdi opera. : FALSTAFF
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Law-making groups. : SENATES
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Like some tools. : EDGED
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More spooky. : EERIER
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Oregon city. : EUGENE
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Put off. : DEFER
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S. African village. : STAD
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Carousal. : ORGY
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Humanitarian organization. : CARE
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Hindu deity. : SIVA
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Heavy blow: Slang. : ONER
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Western campus. : UCLA
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Old French wig. : TETE
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Church title: Abbr. : REV

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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